Open AccessInvolvement of Local Health Departments in Obesity Prevention: A Scoping Review
Author(s) -
Anna Petrovskis,
Barbara Baquero,
Betty Bekemeier
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001346
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , workforce , public health , inclusion (mineral) , intervention (counseling) , population , environmental health , medicine , gerontology , political science , psychology , medical education , nursing , social psychology , law
Local health department (LHD) obesity prevention (OP) efforts, particularly by rural LHDs, are seemingly uncommon, in part, due to limited infrastructure, workforce capacity, accessible data, and available population-level interventions aimed at social determinants of health (SDOH).